Paolo Banchero vs. Chris Webber: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Chris Webber and Paolo Banchero to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Paolo Banchero has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Chris Webber.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Paolo Banchero has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Chris Webber scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 3 NBA regular seasons played, Paolo Banchero averages 1.7 points more than Chris Webber in his 15 seasons (22.4 points against 20.7). On the other hand Chris Webber scored a total of 12,750 points more than Paolo Banchero (17,182 vs. 4,432).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 22.4
+1.7
3
Chris Webber 20.7
15

Total Points

Seasons
Paolo Banchero 4,432
3
Chris Webber 17,182
+12,750
15

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paolo Banchero has a better career point average than Chris Webber (+9.3 points per game) while Chris Webber scored more points (+1,159).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 28.0
+9.3
2
Chris Webber 18.7
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Paolo Banchero 336
2
Chris Webber 1,495
+1,159
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 1
Chris Webber 1

40+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
+1
Chris Webber 5

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 35
Chris Webber 93
+58

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 129
Chris Webber 488
+359

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 190
Chris Webber 768
+578

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 198
Chris Webber 829
+631

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Chris Webber 2
+2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 6
+2
Chris Webber 4

20+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 10
Chris Webber 41
+31

10+ Point Games

Paolo Banchero 11
Chris Webber 71
+60

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Paolo Banchero 12
Chris Webber 78
+66

0 Point Games (games without points)

Paolo Banchero 0
Chris Webber 2
+2

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 22.4 7.7 17.4 44.5 1.5 4.6 32.0 5.4 7.5 73.0 3 198
difference:+1.7+1.0+0.7+3.4+1.2+3.5+2.1+2.4+2.8+8.1+12+633
Chris Webber 20.7 8.7 18.1 47.9 0.3 1.1 29.9 3.0 4.7 64.9 15 831

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 4,432 1,531 3,440 44.5 291 908 32.0 1,079 1,478 73.0 3 198
difference:+12,750+5,661+11,584+3.4+27+25+2.1+1,455+2,428+8.1+12+633
Chris Webber 17,182 7,192 15,024 47.9 264 883 29.9 2,534 3,906 64.9 15 831

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 28.0 10.2 22.8 44.7 2.3 5.6 41.8 5.3 7.5 71.1 2 12
difference:+9.3+2.5+6.2+1.7+2.1+4.9+14.9+2.2+2.4+10.0+8+68
Chris Webber 18.7 7.7 16.6 46.4 0.2 0.7 26.9 3.1 5.1 61.1 10 80

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Paolo Banchero 336 122 273 44.7 28 67 41.8 64 90 71.1 2 12
difference:+1,159+495+1,057+1.7+14+15+14.9+183+314+10.0+8+68
Chris Webber 1,495 617 1,330 46.4 14 52 26.9 247 404 61.1 10 80

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 20.0
+2.5
202372
Chris Webber 17.5
199476

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 22.6
+2.5
202480
Chris Webber 20.1
199554

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 25.9
+2.2
202546
Chris Webber 23.7
199615

Chris Webber's additional seasons:

* Chris Webber played 12 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 15, from 1997 to 2008—he averaged 21.0 points in a total of 686 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.1 ppg and his lowest 3.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero -
DNP
20230
Chris Webber 15.7
+15.7
19943

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 27.0
+27.0
20247
Chris Webber -
DNP
19950

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Paolo Banchero 29.4
+29.4
20255
Chris Webber -
DNP
19960

Chris Webber's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Chris Webber played in 9 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.8 points in a total of 77 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 24.4 ppg and his lowest 9.9.